title: The 2013 ACR Commission on Human Resources workforce survey.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The ACR Commission on Human Resources conducts an annual electronic survey during the first quarter of the year to better understand the present workforce situation for radiologists.
  
  
  METHODS
  We used the Practice of Radiology Environment Database (PRED) to identify 2,067 practice leaders and asked them to complete an electronic survey developed by the Commission on Human Resources. The survey asked group leaders or their designates to report the number of radiologists they currently employ or supervise, the number hired in 2012, and the number they plan to hire in 2013 and 2016. The leaders were also asked to report the subspecialty area that was used as the main reason for hiring that physician.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 2,067 practice leaders surveyed, 22% responded, a figure corresponding to 23% of all practicing radiologists in the United States. These results showed that 54% of radiologists are in private practice and 46% are employed by various other entities. The current workforce consists of 21% general radiologists and 79% subspecialists. The largest areas of subspecialty include general interventionalists, neuroradiologists, and body imagers. In 2012, 1,407 radiologists were hired. The greatest number of radiologists hired involved general interventional radiologists, followed by general radiologists, body imagers, and those specializing in musculoskeletal radiology, neuroradiology, and breast imaging. In 2013, 1,526 job opportunities were projected and in 2016, 1,434 job opportunities. In 2013, the most sought-after individuals will be general radiologists, general interventionalists, breast imagers, neuroradiologists, musculoskeletal radiologists, and body imagers.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Based on the data collected from the responding practices, the demand for hiring radiologists in 2013 will be similar to 2012. Each of the 1,200 residents who complete their training programs each year should have a position available, but the job may not necessarily be in the subspecialty, geographic area, or type of practice that the individual desires.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Ochsner Clinic Foundation and Professor, The University of Queensland School of Medicine, Ochsner Clinical School; Commission on Human Resources, ACR. Electronic address: ebluth@ochsner.org.
authors.forename: Edward I
authors.initials: EI
authors.lastname: Bluth
authors.forename: Hang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Truong
authors.forename: Eugene
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nsiah
authors.forename: Danny
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hughes
authors.forename: Bradley W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Short
mesh_terms: D004651:Employment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007587:Job Description; D010560:Personnel Selection / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011871:Radiology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce
keywords: Human resources; manpower; radiologists; radiology employment; workforce